Dr. Maurice Loughrey is a Consultant Gastrointestinal Pathologist, practising in the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, and an Honorary Professor of GI Pathology at Queen’s University Belfast. His primary interests are in the pathology and biology of colorectal cancer, precursor polyps, colorectal cancer screening and Lynch syndrome. He is co-author of the Royal College of Pathologists (UK) Guidelines and Dataset for Reporting Colorectal Cancer, the International Collaboration for Cancer Reporting (ICCR) colorectal cancer dataset and the colorectal adenoma and colorectal carcinoma chapters within the forthcoming 6th edition of the World Health Organization (WHO) Classification of Digestive System Tumours.

Talk Title: Lynch syndrome – What is it and why do we look for it?